Polara Health's Autism Program will be hosting the 2nd Annual Walk or Roll: Move 4 Autism Community Picnic. This event that will held A.C. Granite Creek Park in Prescott from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm on Friday, April 14th. We will fun activities for the attendees including lunch. Also, local Autism resource providers will be in attendance with information on community support.

Pursuing your dreams can add a lot of value and meaning to your life. When you have a clear vision of what you want to achieve and you take steps to make it a reality, you are more likely to feel a sense of purpose and fulfillment. This can lead to a greater sense of happiness and satisfaction in your life.

Volunteering can help seniors to stay active and maintain physical and mental health. Volunteering can also provide an opportunity for seniors to continue to learn and grow by taking on new challenges and learning new skills.

Are we waiting for the New Year to push a reset button on our lives? Eventually we re-alize that New Year’s resolutions don’t always work. They may be effective for a while, but we don’t stick to them for long.

Is there a better idea: New Year’s Concepts?

The holiday season offers many opportunities to spend quality time with family and friends. If the family gatherings, the endless parties, and the shopping get you down, you’re hardly alone. While it might take some conscious effort on your part, you can reduce your stress and find joy throughout the season.

Whole person health involves looking at the whole person—not just separate organs or body systems—and considering multiple factors that promote either health or disease.

Our most vulnerable senior neighbors have become isolated from the world outside their door through their lack of resources to remain independent in their homes, have pets or afford assisted living.

If there is any silver lining to the pandemic, it may be that it has highlighted the importance of connection to mental health and wellness. Being able to connect with someone you trust and knowing that they will listen and support you is crucial for our mental wellness.

Studies to date suggest that mindfulness affects many aspects of our psychological well-being—improving our mood, increasing positive emotions, and decreasing our anxiety, emotional reactivity, and job/school burnout.

The direct three-digit line to trained counselors will open the door for millions of Americans to seek the help they need, while sending the message to the country that “you matter, real people matter” and that hope and help are happening every day.

988 is more than just an easy-to-remember number—it’s a direct connection to compassionate, accessible care and support for anyone experiencing mental health-related distress – whether that is thoughts of suicide, mental health or substance use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress.

Let’s help to fight stigma, provide support, learn to take time for ourselves, seek professional help when needed and check in on family, friends and neighbors.

A suicide attempt left 16-year-old varsity cheerleader, Emma Benoit, paralyzed, but propelled her on a mission to use her painful experience to help others find hope, and shine more light on the fact that 20 young people die every day by suicide in the in the United States.

Learning to cope with stress in a healthy way will make you, the people you care about, and those around you become more resilient. Stress can cause physical, emotional and behavioral disorders which can affect your health, vitality, peace-of-mind, as well as personal and professional relationships.

There are numerous reasons why people of all ages become socially isolated, which may include physical and psychological disabilities, but older adults are particularly at risk of unwanted social isolation. Health conditions they may be experiencing can reduce mobility, and the inability to drive certainly reduces independence.

Far too often, young people experience stigma that invalidates their struggles with mental health.

Far too often, young people are treated as if they are incapable of experiencing mental illness.

Far too often, young people don’t get the help they need.